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- Series 40.1 - Phoenix Dawn Command with Neal Powell (Creation)
Welcome to the first episode of series 40, everyone! This series we welcome Neal Powell, co-host from DMNastics, Dungeon Master’s Block and Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, to talk about Phoenix Dawn Command, a card based, fantasy TTRPG by Keith Baker that is all about coming back from death stronger than before. This episode, we learn about the game and begin creating our characters!
Announcements:- Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
- https://play.chimera.games/
- You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair
- Courier’s Call Season 2 Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-2
- Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
- https://twitch.chimera.games/
- Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Neal Powell @joatmoniac
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/joatmoniac
- Website: http://www.thestruggleisneal.com/
- DMNastics: https://anchor.fm/dm-nastics
- DMs Block: https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/
- Whelmed: The Young Justice Files: https://crashingthemode.com
Games discussed this episode:Phoenix Dawn Command by Keith Baker of Two-gether Studios
- Website: https://phoenixdawncommand.com/
- DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?affiliate_id=1601603
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/3x2wttt
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:04:34 - Introductions
- 00:06:55 - What's in a game? - Setting
- 00:08:30 - What sort of tools do we need to play Phoenix Dawn Command?
- 00:12:33 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?
- 00:14:20 - What do characters do in the game?
- 00:16:07 - What is unique about this game?
- 00:18:53 - History of the Game
- 00:21:38 - Terms and Concepts - Crucible
- 00:24:20 - The Flame
- 00:24:49 - Sparks
- 00:25:27 - School, Wing, Rank
- 00:26:35 - Let's make some people!
- 00:27:36 - Selecting Schools
- 00:34:20 - Intro Text Discussion
- 00:38:00 - Naming Characters (not yet!)
- 00:40:03 - Finding our Core cards for our School
- 00:43:08 - Core Combat Style
- 00:45:51 - Core Skill Specialties
- 00:47:33 - Core Talents
- 00:48:47 - Rank 1 Cards
- 00:56:33 - Rank 1 Traits added
- 01:04:02 - Call to Action
- 01:10:59 - Credits
- 01:12:54 - Show Blurbs: Asians Represent
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-401-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-creation/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: DMNastics Theme Music by bombardedcast.com
- Clip 2: Rise Phoenix by Mikael Hellman
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5863-rise-phoenix
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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1 hr 17 min - Series 39.3 - Chimera with Amr Ammourazz and Ryan Boelter [Designer] (Discussion)
Welcome to the final episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We discuss the character creation process, get into some fantastic fanfic, and even hear a sneak peek at some potential upcoming genres!
Announcements:- Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
- https://play.chimera.games/
- You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair
- Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
- https://twitch.chimera.games/
- Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz
- Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/
Ryan Boelter @lordneptune
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod
Senda @IdellaMithlynnd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd
- Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames
- Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew
- She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast
Games discussed this episode:Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz
- Itch: https://play.chimera.games
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:08 - Reintroductions
- 00:09:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do our best ideas come from?
- 00:12:16 - What do you as designers look for in character creation systems?
- 00:17:50 - How does Chimera stack up to other games, especially to PbtA games?
- 00:26:39 - How does character creation in Chimera set expectations for play?
- 00:31:47 - Talking about the character sheets!
- 00:39:50 - Biggest flaws and best parts?
- 00:47:02 - Fanfic!
- 00:58:18 - Take it up a level! - How do characters level up mechanically?
- 01:01:56 - How does this play out narratively?
- 01:06:35 - What genres might be coming next?
- 01:11:49 - Final thoughts
- 01:16:03 - Episode closer
- 01:20:13 - Call to Action
- 01:22:57 - Credits
- 01:24:52 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis
- 01:26:00 - Outtakes
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-393-chimera-with-amr-ammourazz-and-ryan-boelter-designer-discussion/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
- Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
- On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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1 hr 53 min - Series 39.2 - Chimera with Amr Ammourazz and Ryan Boelter [Designer] (Creation Continued)
Welcome to the second episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We’ll be finishing up character creation and world building for our group in this episode, and it’s quite a lengthy one at that!
Announcements:- Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
- https://play.chimera.games/
- Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
- https://twitch.chimera.games/
- Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz
- Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/
Ryan Boelter @lordneptune
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod
Senda @IdellaMithlynnd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd
- Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames
- Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew
- She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast
Games discussed this episode:Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz
- Itch: https://play.chimera.games
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:48 - Recap
- 00:03:51 - Populating character sheets
- 00:08:29 - Name/Looks/Gender/Ancestry/Age
- 00:19:28 - Abilities
- 00:25:14 - Assigning Attitudes and Chimera Dice
- 00:34:25 - Secondary Archetype Attitude Adjustments
- 00:35:36 - Our Attitude Choices
- 00:39:45 - Moves
- 00:53:48 - Our move choices
- 01:03:58 - Backstory Questions
- 01:04:36 - Amelia's Questions
- 01:15:28 - Senda's Questions
- 01:23:12 - Amr's Questions
- 01:26:20 - Ryan's Questions
- 01:30:25 - Relationships
- 02:00:56 - Genre Team Questions
- 02:08:43 - Individual Team Questions
- 02:21:08 - Why do we care about the team?
- 02:27:51 - We did it! - Episode Closer
- 02:34:27 - Call to Action
- 02:36:28 - Credits
- 02:38:23 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-392-chimera-with-amr-ammourazz-and-ryan-boelter-designer-creation-continued/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
- Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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2 hr 42 min - Series 39.1 - Chimera with Amr Ammourazz and Ryan Boelter [Designer] (Creation)
Welcome to the first episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We’ll be discussing what this game is all about and then dive into world building before we figure out what characters we’re going to be making together!
Announcements:- Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
- https://play.chimera.games/
- Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
- https://twitch.chimera.games/
- Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz
- Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/
Ryan Boelter @lordneptune
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod
Senda @IdellaMithlynnd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd
- Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames
- Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew
- She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast
Games discussed this episode:Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz
- Itch: https://play.chimera.games
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:03:11 - Introductions
- 00:08:44 - What's in a game?
- 00:14:46 - What do we need to play this game?
- 00:18:13 - What kinds of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
- 00:19:44 - What do characters do in this game?
- 00:27:56 - Why did we start with these three genres?
- 00:30:49 - What is unique about Chimera?
- 00:35:49 - History of Chimera
- 00:45:05 - Under-design vs Over-design
- 00:49:43 - Terms and Concepts - Worldbuilding
- 00:51:30 - Genre Modules
- 00:52:33 - Playbooks
- 00:58:24 - Signature Moves vs Default Moves vs Additional Moves
- 01:00:13 - Fellowship Pool
- 01:01:13 - Let's make some people!
- 01:01:37 - Let's make a place! - Picking Genres
- 01:04:33 - Picking Genre World Tropes
- 01:10:48 - World Building Questions - What is the shape of this world?
- 01:15:44 - What is the typical technology level of this world?
- 01:18:52 - What sort of transportation is readily available?
- 01:24:03 - What does the typical civilization look like in this world?
- 01:27:57 - Who populates this world?
- 01:31:58 - How are people governed and how do people feel about it?
- 01:35:09 - Let's make some people (for real this time)! - Archetypes
- 01:41:02 - Senda picks her Archetypes
- 01:42:10 - Amelia picks her Archetypes
- 01:45:10 - Ryan picks their Archetypes
- 01:46:27 - Amr picks their Archetypes
- 01:46:39 - Call to Action
- 01:49:53 - Credits
- 01:51:48 - Show Blurbs: A Woman With Hollow Eyes
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
- Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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1 hr 56 min - Series 38.3 - Blue Planet: Recontact with Jeff Barber [Designer] (Discussion)
Welcome to the final episode of Series 38! This series we welcome Jeff Barber back to the studio to cover the brand new version of a game we covered 32 series ago, Blue Planet: Recontact, a sci-fi game about life on an alien, ocean world. This episode we have some remarkable discussion about the character creation process as well as some very insightful design discussion! Also, make sure to check the show notes for the Blue Planet Kickstarter page as well as the #Reviews4Good campaign that Podchaser is doing this whole month of April! And don’t forget to stick around for the super sized outtakes!
Announcements:- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
- Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign:
- https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021
- Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page:
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff
- Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/
Games discussed this episode:Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff Barber
- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:04:01 - Reintroductions and Characters
- 00:08:40 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do your best design ideas come from?
- 00:12:16 - What do you look for in a system for character creation?
- 00:15:19 - How does character creation in this game stack up to other games, especially the original?
- 00:27:44 - How did the tracks come about?
- 00:30:27 - How does the process of character creation set expectations for play?
- 00:41:21 - Discussing the intention behind the design of the character sheets.
- 00:49:50 - Biggest flaws/best parts of character creation?
- 00:53:53 - Fanfic!
- 01:02:28 - Take it up a level! - How does a character level up?
- 01:09:42 - What sort of effect do these mechanics have on the narrative?
- 01:10:49 - Final thoughts and Kickstarter Details
- 01:13:50 - Episode Closer
- 01:14:44 - Call to Action
- 01:22:34 - Credits
- 01:24:29 - Show Blurbs - Session Zero
- 01:25:12 - Outtakes
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-383-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-designer-discussion/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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1 hr 58 min - Series 38.2 - Blue Planet: Recontact with Jeff Barber [Designer] (Creation Continued)
Welcome to the second episode of Series 38! This series we welcome Jeff Barber back to the studio to cover the brand new version of a game we covered 32 series ago, Blue Planet: Recontact, a sci-fi game about life on an alien, ocean world. This episode we finish creating our characters!! Also, make sure to check the show notes for the Blue Planet Kickstarter page as well as the #Reviews4Good campaign that Podchaser is doing this whole month of April!
Announcements:- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
- Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign:
- https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021
- Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page:
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff
- Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/
Games discussed this episode:Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff Barber
- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:03:59 - Recap
- 00:04:28 - Profile - Goals Motivations and Attitudes
- 00:09:30 - Attributes
- 00:15:14 - Focus Attributes
- 00:25:58 - Strain
- 00:28:46 - Skill Sets
- 00:44:22 - Our Origin Skill Sets
- 00:45:52 - Our Background Skill Sets
- 00:46:53 - Our Occupation Skill Sets
- 00:47:23 - Our Experiential Skill Sets
- 00:48:01 - Our Developmental Skill Sets
- 00:49:56 - Tags
- 00:54:50 - Tracks - Creating a campaign track
- 00:58:52 - Creating a more personal track
- 01:01:42 - Ties and Names
- 01:14:39 - Actual Age vs Apparent Age
- 01:18:17 - Features
- 01:21:56 - Biomods
- 01:28:39 - Gear
- 01:29:16 - We did it!
- 01:29:40 - Episode Closer
- 01:30:27 - Call To Action
- 01:34:47 - Credits
- 01:36:42 - Show Blurbs: Campaign
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-382-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-designer-creation-continued/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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1 hr 41 min - Series 38.1 - Blue Planet: Recontact with Jeff Barber [Designer] (Creation)
Welcome to the first episode of Series 38! This series we welcome Jeff Barber back to the studio to cover the brand new version of a game we covered 32 series ago, Blue Planet: Recontact, a sci-fi game about life on an alien, ocean world. This episode we find out what this game is all about and start diving into the character creation process! Also, make sure to check the show notes for the Kickstarter page as well as the #Reviews4Good campaign that Podchaser is doing this whole month of April!
Announcements:- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
- Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign:
- https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021
- Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page:
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff
- Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/
Games discussed this episode:Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff Barber
- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:54 - Introductions
- 00:06:53 - What's in a game?
- 00:10:34 - What was the most surprising/interesting change?
- 00:13:23 - What sort of tools do we need to play this game?
- 00:13:54 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?
- 00:19:13 - What do characters do in this game?
- 00:24:33 - What is unique about Blue Planet?
- 00:25:49 - History of the system
- 00:32:23 - What is it like working on a new version of this game?
- 00:38:03 - Terms and Concepts
- 00:38:40 - Character Concept
- 00:40:07 - Power Levels
- 00:41:45 - Attributes and Focus Attributes
- 00:47:25 - Skill Sets
- 00:57:34 - Tags, Tracks and Ties
- 01:06:05 - Anything else we need to know before going into character creation?
- 01:07:28 - Let's make some people!
- 01:08:23 - Campaign Concept and Character Concept
- 01:16:29 - Powerlevel
- 01:20:49 - Species
- 01:21:37 - Unmodified/Modified Humans
- 01:22:03 - Aquaforms
- 01:22:49 - Cognitive Synergists
- 01:25:00 - Hybrids
- 01:26:35 - Composites
- 01:27:08 - Spacers
- 01:27:33 - Survivor Mods
- 01:27:50 - Transhumans
- 01:28:49 - Cetaceans
- 01:34:20 - Choosing our species
- 01:40:50 - Call to Action
- 01:42:46 - Credits
- 01:44:41 - Show Blurb: One Shot
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-381-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-designer-creation/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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1 hr 49 min - Series 37.3 - You Are The Dungeon with Tracy Barnett [Designer] (Discussion)
Welcome to the final episode for series 37! We welcome back Tracy Barnett and discuss how the character creation process went for their new game, You Are The Dungeon, a solo journaling game about creating a dungeon and dealing with the adventurers that wander into your walls. In this episode we dive deep into discussion about this unique game, learn a bit about its sequel game, You Are the Tavern, and enjoy some outtakes at the very end!
Announcements:- Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe
- https://twitch.chimera.games
- https://youtube.chimera.games
- Amr’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: Cape and Blade
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games
- One Shot Network Patreon
- https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Tracy Barnett @TheOtherTracy
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOtherTracy
- Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/
- Website: http://www.theothertracy.com/
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theothertracy
Games discussed this episode:You Are The Dungeon by Tracy Barnett
- Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-dungeon
- Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340140/You-Are-the-Dungeon?affiliate_id=1601603
- Our Dungeon: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lpFRJ3vlfunoaQY1xxzWRyin4S00D2MdsAW6BSB0EpQ/edit?usp=sharing
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:48 - Reintroductions and Characters
- 00:06:25 - D20 for your thoughts?
- 00:16:03 - What does Tracy look for in character creation systems?
- 00:20:54 - How do we think character creation in this game stacks up to other games?
- 00:39:06 - Biggest flaw and best part of the game
- 00:49:49 - Fanfiction
- 00:53:40 - Take it up a level!
- 01:00:07 - Final Thoughts
- 01:02:58 - Episode Closer
- 01:04:58 - Call to Action
- 01:08:20 - Credits
- 01:10:15 - Show Blurbs - Total Party Kill
- 01:11:02 - Outtakes
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-373-you-are-the-dungeon-with-tracy-barnett-designer-discussion/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Wonderful by Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/wonderful/)
- Clip 2: Video Dungeon Crawl by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4584-video-dungeon-crawl
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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1 hr 28 min - Series 37.2 - You Are The Dungeon with Tracy Barnett [Designer] (Creation Continued)
Welcome to the second episode for series 37! We welcome back Tracy Barnett and finish creating characters for their new game, You Are The Dungeon, a solo journaling game about creating a dungeon and dealing with the adventurers that wander into your walls. In this episode we actually play a full round of this game and figure out what horrors exist within our walls!
Announcements:- Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe
- https://twitch.chimera.games
- https://youtube.chimera.games
- A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story:
- https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/
- The Broadswords
- https://thebroadswords.com
- One Shot Network Patreon
- https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Tracy Barnett @TheOtherTracy
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOtherTracy
- Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/
- Website: http://www.theothertracy.com/
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theothertracy
Games discussed this episode:You Are The Dungeon by Tracy Barnett
- Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-dungeon
- Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340140/You-Are-the-Dungeon?affiliate_id=1601603
- Our Dungeon: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lpFRJ3vlfunoaQY1xxzWRyin4S00D2MdsAW6BSB0EpQ/edit?usp=sharing
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:03:22 - Recap
- 00:03:50 - What evil took root in your heart?
- 00:04:16 - What foul being first heeded the call of your curse?
- 00:04:55 - Draw the map
- 00:09:26 - Our first Foray
- 00:10:08 - Creating Adventurers
- 00:12:49 - Naming the Adventurers
- 00:19:17 - Discover the fates of the Adventurers
- 00:33:42 - Determine how many people survive
- 00:36:44 - Our first Fallow
- 00:37:21 - What bright thing was left by the adventurers?
- 00:37:50 - How have you turned this brightness into corrupting shadow?
- 00:38:47 - In the years since the adventurers, who or what has taken up residence?
- 00:42:00 - Redefine our boundaries
- 00:44:07 - Episode Closer
- 00:45:53 - Call to Action
- 00:48:25 - Credits
- 00:50:20 - Show Blurb - System Mastery
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-372-you-are-the-dungeon-with-tracy-barnett-designer-creation-continued/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Wonderful by Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/wonderful/)
- Clip 2: Video Dungeon Crawl by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4584-video-dungeon-crawl
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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54 min - Series 37.1 - You Are The Dungeon with Tracy Barnett [Designer] (Creation)
Welcome to the first episode for series 37! We welcome back Tracy Barnett and discuss the character creation process for their new game, You Are The Dungeon, a solo journaling game about creating a dungeon and dealing with the adventurers that wander into your walls. Amelia is back for this series and this episode we cover what the game is all about and start actually playing the game itself!
Announcements:- Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe
- https://twitch.chimera.games
- https://youtube.chimera.games
- A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story:
- https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Tracy Barnett @TheOtherTracy
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOtherTracy
- Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/
- Website: http://www.theothertracy.com/
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theothertracy
Games discussed this episode:You Are The Dungeon by Tracy Barnett
- Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-dungeon
- Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340140/You-Are-the-Dungeon?affiliate_id=1601603
Timestamps:- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:54 - Introductions
- 00:13:26 - What's in a game?
- 00:15:10 - What do we need to play this game?
- 00:18:08 - What sort of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
- 00:20:58 - What do characters do in this game?
- 00:23:06 - Why go the route of a Solo RPG?
- 00:28:47 - History of the game - What sparked the idea for this game?
- 00:33:11 - Ongoing twitter threads
- 00:38:25 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Foray and Fallow
- 00:40:33 - Let's make a place!
- 00:43:34 - What was your original form?
- 00:44:59 - Who was responsible for your creation?
- 00:45:35 - Call to Action
- 00:48:16 - Credits
- 00:50:11 - Show Blurbs - NeoScum
Transcripts- https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-371-you-are-the-dungeon-with-tracy-barnett-designer-creation/transcript
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Wonderful by Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/wonderful/)
- Clip 2: Video Dungeon Crawl by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4584-video-dungeon-crawl
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
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